Crime Rates at Bedford Road North, Poole, BH12 4PS

Bedford Road North area has the 31st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Alderney & Bourne Valley , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 1,180 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road North (BH12 4PS) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Alderney & Bourne Valley average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road North (BH12 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farwell Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Road South (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.